Horseshoe



Aug 4,. 1931. B P, GRAY 1,817,814

HORSESHOE Filed March 27, 1930 Patented Aug. 4, 1931 "jr N DY S ATES) PATENT OFFICE BER'IRAM amm- GRAY, or "BIRMINGHAM; ENGLAND HonsEsHoE Application filed March 27,1930, serial no.

This invention relates to resilient pads for horseshoes, and refers more particularly to preferably being arranged so that it receives frog pressure. n V I The object of the present Invention 1s-to provide an improved construction of pad; V

Referringitothe drawings Figure 1 is a erspective view showing one form of'the invention,

Figure 2 is asectional'view taken longi--' tudina-lly through the wearing pad online T 22 of Figure 1, v v

Figure 3 is a transverse section on line 33 of F igure' 1,

. Figure 4 is aperspeotive view'showing' another construction,

Figure 5 is a side view showing another modification,

Figure 6 further modifications, and

Figure 7 is a sectional view showing a fur= ther modification.

In the construction shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3, the heel ends 1 of thehorses'hoe 2 are in this case providedwith downward extensions or calks3. r

The wearing pad 4 of rubber, rope, or other materiahis carried by a thin flexible metal plate 5 havin longitudinal turnedunder parts 5* adapted'to engage the wearing pad and securethe latter to the plate 5, and the Wearing pad; extends across the whole width of the heel portions of the shoe.

The ends of the metal plate 5 extend entirely or partially across the upper surface of the heel portionsof the shoe,jwhich may 5 be reduced in thickness or recessed under the heel or load portion, while the endsof the wearing pad, which also may be reducedv in thickness, extend entirely or partially un-i der the heel portions.

the wearing pad from moving rearwardly,

' n v a thelikemay haveastrengt is apersp ctive view showing In this construction the calks 3 prevent 439,396, and in Great BritainlMay 29, 1929.

but in order to prevent forward or other movement, the ends of the metal plate 5'ina-y be riveted or otherwise secured if necessary totheshoe2. 'c For instance, the metal plate 5'may be provided with integral forward extensions'pr Y ears 6 whichare rivetedto the shoe,-the rivets thus being outof line withthehends ofthe wearing pad, and not extending therethroughL 1 In addition to-the extensions 6, or instead of the extension 6, the metal plate 5 may be pro vided with integral or other rear extensions or ears 7 which extenddown over'the ends of the shoe and thus rev'entforward movement evenwithoutrivetmg. 1 1 i Insteadof lasin either the extensionhv or the extensi n 7 or in addition to using either ofthem, one or more rivets mayhoused exten ding through the wearing vpad and the shoe andthefmetalvplate 5. Su oha, rivet, (or rivets) is shown in igure 7 and for form? ing such a" rivet, a horseshoe'nailor the like m v ensed. t i l If reduired', v the liefv rubber o n r g s t I sheaths 8- of metal, or Qother suitable material embedded therein for receiving thelhead of the nail or rivet, The sheath may be placed" underi'the nail head before itis driven in. There may be one, two or more of such rivets so at each end of the app-liance, l

In the construction shown in Figure 4, instead of the plate e xtending across the top of'theend portionso f the shoe, the plate 5 is cranked and end portions 9 extend under the end p'ortions'of the shoe, the middle por-, tion of the plate 5 beingcranked upwardly so. asto receivefro pressure. V Y

InFigure 4 haveshown the invention applied to a .shoetin which: the heel ends are not bent downwardly but are recessed, as shown; at 10,for receiving the wearing, pad 4.

The recess 10 may be formed substantially as shown iILFiglll'G-d, or instead of having the vertical shoulder 11, the recess may be formed with aninclin'ed shoulder such as 12, as shown in Figure 5.

. In Figure 5 alsoth'e plate 5 is shown as ex;

be arranged as shown in'Figure 4.

. In either case the end portions 9 of the plate 5, with or without the end port-ions of the wearing pad, may be attached to the shoe by one or more rivets such as '13, but it is preferred to use two or even more rivets at each end so that if the appliance should break in the center then the two pieces thereof will be unable to pivot upon the ends of the shoe.

The met-a1 plate 5 is preferably weakened at the center as shown at 15.

It is to be understood that the method of mounting the appliance shown in Figures 1 to 3 may be employed in connect-ion with the shoes in Figures 4% and 5, while the method of constructing and mounting the appliance shown in Figures 4 and 5 may be applied to the shoe as shown in Figure 1.

Further, the fastening means or locating means shown in Figures 6 and 7 may be employed either with the construction shown in Figure 1, or with the construction shown in Figure at. If the bent-over portions 7 are to be used with the construction shown in Figure 4, however, they are bent upwardly in stead of downwardly, and the forward extension 6, while hardly applicable'to the construction shown in Figure l, would be used with the construction shown inFigure 5.

What I claim then is 1. A resilient pad for a horseshoe compris-i ing in combination a resilient plate adapted to be attached by .its ends across the heel of a horseshoe, a wearing pad attached to said resilient'plate and adapted to extend entirely acrossthe heel ofthe shoe below the latter,

and said wearing piece being recessedat'its ends to receive the heel ends of the shoe 2. A resilient pad for a "horseshoe comprising in combination a plate adapted to be attached by its ends across the heel of a horseshoe, said plate being weakened between its ends to make the. plate resilient, a wearing pad attached to said resilient plate and adapted to extend entirely across the heel of the shoe below the latter, and said wearing piece being recessed at its ends to receive the heel ends of the shoe.

3. A resilient pad for a horseshoe comprising in combination aplate adapted to be attached by its ends across the heel of a horseshoe, saidplate being weakened between its ends to make the plate resilient, a wearing pad attached to said resilient plate and adapted to extend entirely across theheel of the shoe below the latter, said wearing piece being recessed at its ends to receive the heel ends of the shoe, andvmeans for preventing the movement of the said plate relative to the shoe.

' 4. A resilient pad for a horseshoe compris- V ing in combination a plate adapted to be attached by its ends across the heel of a horse shoe, said plate being weakened between its ends to make the plate resilient, a'wearing pad attached to said resilient plate and adapted to extend entirely across the heel of the shoe below the latter, said wearing piece being recessed at its ends to receive the heel ends of the shoe, and means for preventing the movement of the said plate relative to the shoe comprising rivets passing through the plate and the shoe. y

5. A resilient pad for a horseshoe comprising in combination a plate adapted to be attached by its ends across the heel of a horseshoe, said plate beingweakened between its ends to make the plate resilient, a wearing pad attached to said resilient plate and adapted to extend entirely across the heel of the shoe below the latter, lugs or ears on the ends of said plate, and rivets adaptedto pass through said ears and the heels of the shoe.

6. A resilient pad for a horseshoe comprising in combination a plate adapted to be attached by its ends across the heel of ahorseshoe, said plate being weakened between its ends to make'the plate resilient, a wearing pad attached to said resilient plate and adapted to extend entirely across the heel of the shoe below the latter,said wearing piece being recessed at its ends to receive the heel ends of the shoe, said plate having longitudinal turned-under parts adapted to engage said wearing pad, the ends of said plate being disposed above the heel of the shoe and the ends of said pad below such heel. V

7. A resilient padfor' a horseshoe compris ing in combination a plate adapted to be at tached by its ends across the heel of a horse: shoe, said plate being weakened between'its ends to make the plate resilient, a wearing pad attached to said resilient vplate and adapted to extend entirely across the heel of the shoe below the latter, said wearing piece being recessed at'its ends to receive the heel ends of the shoe, said plate having longitudinal turned-under parts adapted toengage said wearing pad, the ends of said plate being disposed above the heel of the shoe and the ends of said pad below such heel, and means for preventing the movement of the said plate relativeto the shoe comprising r'livets passing through the plate and the s we.

8. A resilient pad for a horseshoe comprising in combination a pl'ate adaptedto be attached by its ends across the heel of a horseshoe, saidplate being weakened between its ends to make the plate resilient, a wearing pad attached to said resilient plate and adapted to extend entirely across the heel of the shoe below the latter, said wearing .piece being recessed at its ends to receive the heel ends of the shoe,'said plate having longi tudinal turned-under parts adapted to engage'said wearing pad, the ends of said plate shoe, and downwardly projecting ears on said plate adapted to engage the extreme rear ends of the shoe. 7

9. In combination, a horseshoe having downwardly projecting heel pieces, awearing pad extending entirely across the heel part of the shoe in advance of and abutting against said heel pieces, and a resilient plate attached to the upper surface of said pad and extending transversely between the heel ends of said shoe.

10. In combination, a horseshoe having downwardly projecting heel pieces, a wearing pad extending entirely across the heel part of the shoe in advance of and abutting against said heel pieces and recessed at its ends to receive the rear parts of the shoe, a resilient plate attached to the upper surface of said pad and extending transversely between the heel ends of said shoe, and means for securing said wearing pad on the shoe.

11. A resilient pad for a horseshoe comprising in combination a resilient plate adapted to extend between the heel ends of the horseshoe, a wearing pad attached to said resilient plate and adapted to extend across the heel ends of the shoe below the latter, the wearing pad being recessed at its ends to receive said heel ends of the shoe, and means for connecting the wearing pad to the shoe. In witness whereof I aflix my signature.

BERTRAM PARROTT GRAY. 

